The Graveyard

Whilst the church is very old, there are relatively few
headstones in the churchyard. The reasons for this are many, but
suffice to say the available space has been re-used over its
long history. Many old headstones lie around the edge of the
churchyard, showing that plots have been re-used, and the ground
level of the churchyard is nearly 1m (3ft) higher than the road
outside.

There are a number of graves inside the church
itself. These will be transcribed as part of a future exercise.

The headstones in the churchyard are nearly all made from
Cotswold stone, a very soft form of limestone that breaks down
quickly. On many of the older headstones, the inscriptions are
nearly impossible to read. However, the following list was
compiled about 25 years ago and is the nearest thing we have to
a definitive list...

1. Bridgman

21. Hill, Iris

41. Cluff, Thomas & Mary

61. Ungoed-Thomas, Annabel

2. Humphries, Reuben

22. Snadbolt, John & Kezia

42. Meilroy, Elizabeth

62. Stratton, Robert

3.

23. Ladbrook, John & Elizabeth

43. Smith, John

63. Mathews, Hannah

4. Andrews, Robert

24.

44. Byrd, William & Catherin

64. Gunson, Ronald & Edith

5. Humphries, James & Leah

25. Lane, Winfred, Ella & New,
Eliza

45. Ashmore, Elizabeth

65. Buss, Edith

6. Hopkins, Lewis, Hannah &
Richard

26.

46. Smith, William & Sarah

66. Swainston, Gilbert & Dorothy

7. Andrews, Robert

27. Timms, Walter & Rose

47. Crane, Annie

67. Timms, Hubert

8. Hopkins, Alma

28. Herbert, Charles

48. Banks, Elizabeth

68. Challis, Frederick

9. Clark, Thomas

29. Gilson, Frank & Anna

49. Holland, Alfred

69. Lane, Phyllis

10. Herbert, Joseph

30. Pearce, Oliver & Alice

50. Firth, Jeremiah

70. Habbitts, Walter (no grave)

11. Sutton, Robert & Annie

31. Waine, Albert

51. Beasley, John

71. Herbert, William & Ethel

12. Wood, Emma

32. Waine, James & Susanna

52. Preedy, Lucy & Herbert

72. Cross, Percival

13. Adkins

33. Preston, Thomas

53. Bennett, Louis & Eunice

73. Habbitts, Annie & Albert

14. Adkins

34. Preston, Charlotte

54. Wynn, Florence

74. Biggerstaff, Joseph

15. Clark, Harold

35. Herbert, Harold & Charlotte

55. Ladbrook, Oliver

75. O'Driscoll, Lavina

16. Herbert, Thomas

36. Cluff, John

56. Mallings, Charles

76. Fanshawe, Richard

17. Herbert, John & Charlotte

37. Herbert, George, Mary &
Robert

57. Mallings, George & Hannah

77. Pearce, Thomas

18. Cooper, William

38. Coates, John & Thomas

58. Habbitts, Ernest

78. Bickford, Alice

19. James, Marion & Joan

39. Kearse, Daisy

59. Habbitts, George

20. Edkin, James & Evelyn

40. Kearse, Enos

60. Habbitts, Matilda

I hope to update this shortly, as burials since 1990 are
not included.